Shumate and McNeese host Incarnate Word

Incarnate Word Cardinals (11-15, 5-8 Southland) at McNeese Cowboys (7-19, 4-9 Southland)

Lake Charles, Louisiana; Thursday, 8:30 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: McNeese takes on the Incarnate Word Cardinals after Christian Shumate scored 21 points in McNeese's 79-78 win against the New Orleans Privateers.

The Cowboys are 4-7 in home games. McNeese is 3-4 in games decided by 3 points or fewer.

The Cardinals are 5-8 in Southland play. Incarnate Word ranks ninth in the Southland with 11.8 assists per game led by Niki Krause averaging 3.0.

TOP PERFORMERS: Zach Scott averages 2.1 made 3-pointers per game for the Cowboys, scoring 11.3 points while shooting 31.6% from beyond the arc. Shumate is shooting 55.6% and averaging 13.0 points over the past 10 games for McNeese.

Brandon Swaby is averaging 7.8 points for the Cardinals. Jonathan Cisse is averaging 15.8 points over the last 10 games for Incarnate Word.

LAST 10 GAMES: Cowboys: 2-8, averaging 69.4 points, 29.5 rebounds, 10.8 assists, 6.6 steals and 2.3 blocks per game while shooting 42.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 75.0 points per game.

Cardinals: 5-5, averaging 73.0 points, 28.7 rebounds, 11.7 assists, 7.4 steals and 3.8 blocks per game while shooting 45.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 73.3 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.